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Volunteers to clean up Alberta highways this weekend
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Motorists in Alberta are being advised to watch out for volunteers on provincial highways on Saturday, May 6, 2023.Between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., volunteers from 4-H clubs, Scouts, Girl G...
May 04, 2023
Woodbine jockey Kimura, Mandarin Hero draw into Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Woodbine jockey Kazushi Kimura will ride in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs. Kimura's horse, Mandarin Hero, drew into the field Thursday. The Japanese-trained horse...
May 04, 2023
Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley not expected to play again this weekend
Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley, who has not played since a 0-0 tie at Nashville on April 8, looks set to miss his fourth straight outing. The 35-year-old midfielder was listed as questionable ahea...
May 04, 2023
Police: Former student arrested for 3 stabbings in Davis
DAVIS, Calif. (AP) - A 21-year-old who was a student at the University of California, Davis, until last week was arrested Wednesday for allegedly committing three recent stabbings, including two that ...
May 04, 2023
Veteran kicker Sergio Castillo rejoins Bombers after being cut by Elks
EDMONTON - Sergio Castillo wasn't unemployed long. Not long after being released by the Edmonton Elks on Thursday, the veteran kicker signed a one-year deal with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Castillo, a...
May 04, 2023
Embattled 1st Black St. Louis prosecutor Kim Gardner resigns
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Embattled St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced Thursday that she will resign amid calls from Republican leaders for her ouster. In a letter to Republican Gov. Mike Parson ...
May 04, 2023
N. Carolina legislature approves abortion rules; veto ahead
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina lawmakers on Thursday approved a ban on nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, down from the current 20 weeks, in response to last year's overturning of ...
May 04, 2023
Icedogs players kicked out, GM handed two-year suspension for violating OHL policies
TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League announced Thursday that two players on the Niagara IceDogs, including team captain Landon Cato, have been kicked out of the league and the team's general manager ha...
May 04, 2023
MPs advise against military intervention in Haiti, but call for improved sanctions
OTTAWA - The House of Commons foreign-affairs committee is urging Ottawa not to send troops to clear out Haiti's violent gangs, but instead to beef up sanctions targeting that country's political and ...
May 04, 2023
Ex-Democrat Florida gov nominee not guilty of lying to FBI
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Former Florida Democratic candidate for governor Andrew Gillum, who came within a whisker of defeating Republican Ron DeSantis in 2018, was acquitted Thursday of lying to the ...
May 04, 2023